The sun is setting on the era of the McLaren P1 supercar. Production is coming to an end for this 217 mph machine.

Parting is such sweet sorrow, especially when waving goodbye to one of the world’s fastest and most coveted supercars.

Production of the 903-horsepower McLaren P1 has come to an end, with the 375th and final example of this incredible machine rolling off the assembly line at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England.

Powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V-8 engine coupled to a powerful electric motor, this hybrid hyper-car scorches its way from 0 to 60 mph in less than 3.0 seconds. Top speed is actually electronically limited to…217 miles per hour.

Pitted against cars like the Porsche 918 Hybrid and Ferrari LaFerrari, the McLaren P1 used the British company’s expertise in Formula One racing tech and transferred this know-how to its range-topping production car. Every inch of the P1 is designed to either cut through the air, or use it to bring this screaming sports car to a stop. Helping keep the P1 glued to the road, or racetrack, are active aerodynamics – including a simply enormous rear wing that springs upwards under heavy braking – a set of simply massive tires, and a carbon fiber body bristling with vents and intakes.

Production of the P1 began only three short years ago, and the car immediately drew comparisons with McLaren’s own legendary model, the mighty F1. Built from 1992-1998, the F1 redefined the uppermost echelons of the performance car market.

First, it put the driver in the middle of the car, with a passenger seat angled outwards, one on either side of this central seat. Behind the cabin lurked a 6.1-liter V-12 engine sourced from BMW. Thanks to the F1’s extremely lightweight carbon fiber construction, it became the fastest car in the world thanks to its top speed of 240 mph. Years later, it would eventually take none other than the 1,000+horsepower Bugatti Veyron to wrest that title from McLaren.

Wave goodbye to the 903-horsepower P1. This British supercar has been one of the world's fastest cars since production began back in 2013.

(McLaren)

“As the direct ancestor to the fabled McLaren F1 – and the first in a new breed of hybrid-powered supercars – it had big shoes to fill, and it has more than succeeded,” said Mike Flewitt, chief executive officer at McLaren Automotive, in the press release announcing the end of P1 production.